1. What are the sociocultural, political, legal, and ethical challenges to conducting business in a global marketplace? 2. There are eight common ways for a company to enter a foreign market: Exporting, turnkey projects, franchising, licensing, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. In 1-2 pages, explain and provide examples for each. 3. How do companies issue bonds and stocks? 4. What is the importance of financial statements and what information do they contain? 5. Find a current example of a business merger, takeover, or acquisition. What companies are involved? Was the event friendly? Explain the circumstances of the event. Do you think it was a good business decision? Why or why not?

James jones is the owner of a small retail business operated as a sole proprietorship. during 2017, his business recorded the following items of income and expense: revenue from inventory sales $ 147,000 cost of goods sold 33,500 business license tax 2,400 rent on retail space 42,000 supplies 15,000 wages paid to employees 22,000 payroll taxes 1,700 utilities 3,600 compute taxable income attributable to the sole proprietorship by completing schedule c to be included in james’s 2017 form 1040. compute self-employment tax payable on the earnings of james’s sole proprietorship by completing a 2017 schedule se, form 1040. assume your answers to parts a and b are the same for 2018. further assume that james's business is not a service business, and that it has $155,000 unadjusted basis in tangible depreciable property. calculate james's 2018 section 199a deduction.